A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

"A House With Good Bones" is a southern gothic filtered through gen X and I loved it. Deliciously creepy (rather than outright horror), funny, and the most sympathetic portrayal of a vulture that I've ever read.

It's also about family and how sometimes we can recognize that family members were awful people and you don't actually have to forgive them for that and that's okay.

T. Kingfisher is one of my must-buy authors and I've never been disappointed (scared out of my ever-loving mind, I"m looking at you "The Twisted Ones"!) by a book of hers. I really cannot recommend this highly enough.

Maureen by Rachel Joyce

“Maureen” is a lovely conclusion to the Harold Fry series. Lyrically written, Joyce explores grief, how we grieve and how grief changes us. I could empathize with how Maureen feels and how she navigates her grief.

Through the novella, we come to understand more of Maureen's choices and to sympathize with her. This series is such a sweet read, I was very happy to return to it and now that it's complete, it's on my list to reread in its entirety.

NetGalley provided me with an e-edition of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

#Maureen #NetGalley

The 30 Minute Gardener by Greg Loades

Packed full of gorgeous pictures, both of plants and garden in progress, “The 30-Minute Gardener” is more of a philosophy than a how to manual.

Loades speaks movingly and lovingly of the process of gardening, taking you through a year in the life. Tips and lists for each stage of the garden are laid out and explained well, and Loades never assumes your level of expertise. I found this inspiring for my upcoming move and have taken note of rose varieties he particularly recommends. (Princess Anne, Felicia, Lady of Shalott, Roald Dahl, The Lady Gardener)

I appreciated his way of writing as he lives in Britain and I live in Southern Alberta (as I write this, there is a good 18 inches of snow and it's been well below freezing for the last month) and I find it not discouraging exactly, but a little disheartening when I get into a gardening book and realize part way through that the author lives in such a different climate than I do that there's no way I can grow what they do.

“The 30 Minute Gardener” is well worth a read, it's a lovely soothing book that makes you think that yes, you can do this!

NetGalley provided me with an e-edition of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

#The30MinuteGardener #NetGalley